MEDITERRANEAN
SEA including Red Sea
1939
November 16 - Motor torpedo boat
MTB No.6 (18t, 1936), foundered in bad weather off Sardinia, W
Mediterranean
1940
January 5 - Trawler KINGSTON
CORNELIAN (550T, 1934), collision, E of Gibraltar Straits
June 12 - Light criser CALYPSO (4,180t, 1917), sunk by
U-boat torpedo, S of Crete
June 23 - Destroyer KHARTOUM
(1,710t, 1939), beached after damage by internal explosion caused by
burst air vessel off Perim Harbour, Red Sea
June 24 - Submarine GRAMPUS
(1,520t, 1937), lost off Augusta, Sicily, cause unknown
June 27 - Submarine ODIN
(1,475t, 1929), lost in Gulf of Taranto, S Italy, cause unknown
June 27 - Submarine ORPHEUS
(1,475t, 1930), lost, probably torpedoed by Italian submarine between
Malta and Alexandria
July 11 - Destroyer ESCORT
(1,375t, 1934), sunk by U-boat torpedo, W Mediterranean
July 17 - Submarine PHOENIX
(1,475t, 1931), lost off Sicily, cause unknown
August 1 - Submarine OSWALD
(1,475t, 1929), rammed and sunk by Italian destroyer, 10 miles SE
Spartivento Bay
August 23 - Destroyer HOSTILE
(1,340t, 1936), mined and sunk off Cape Bon, Tunisia
September 25 - Trawler STELLA
SIRIUS (550t, 1934), sunk by bombs during air raid on Gibraltar
October 19 - Submarine RAINBOW
(1,475t, 1932), sunk off Calabria, S Italy, by gunfire, Italian
submarine. Formally paid off.
October 20 - Submarine TRIAD
(1,090t, 16/9/39), lost off Calabria, S. Italy, cause unknown.
December 6 - Submarine REGULUS
(1,475t, 1930), lost, Otranto Strait, S Italy, cause unknown. Formally
paid off.
December 18 - Submarine TRITON
(1,095t, 1933), lost in S Adriatic, probably mined.
December 22 - Destroyer HYPERION
(1,340t, 1936), sunk by mine off Pantellaria, SW of Sicily
December 30 - Trawler BANDOLERO
(913t, 1935), sunk in collision, Gulf of Sollum, Egypt.
1941
Landing craft assault LCA No.70
(11-13.5t), lost in Middle East.
January 11 - Cruiser SOUTHAMPTON (9,100t, 1937), sunk by dive bombers, E of
Malta
January 20 - Destroyer GALLANT
(1,335t, 1936), damaged by mine (10th) and taken in tow. Later bombed
and sunk in Malta Harbour.
January 31 - Minesweeper HUNTLEY
(710t, 1919), sunk by aircraft, E Mediterranean
February 11 - Whaler SOUTHERN
FLOE (R, 344t, 1936), mined off Tobruk, Libya.
February 20 - Trawler OUSE
(462t, 1917), mined, Tobruk, Libya.
February 23 - Monitor TERROR
(7,200t, 1916), bombed (22nd) and sunk off Derna, Libya
February 24 - Destroyer DAINTY
(1,375t, 1932), sunk by aircraft off Tobruk, Libya.
February 25 - Whaler SARNA (R,
268t, 1930), mined, Suez Canal, Egypt
February 28 - Motor
anti-submarine boat No.3 (19t, 1939), beached after mine damage, Suez
Canal.
March 18 - Armed boarding vessel
ROSAURA (R, 1,552t, 1905), mined off Tobruk, Libya
March 31 - Cruiser BONAVENTURE (5,450t, 24/5/40), sunk by U-boat torpedoes, S
of Crete.
April 6 - Salvage vessel VIKING
(R), sunk by aircraft, Piraeus, Greece.
April 6 - Yacht SURF (R, 496t,
1902), sunk by aircraft at Piraeus, Greece.
April 14 - Tanker/oiler PERICLES
(R, 8,324, 1936), lost in heavy weather on passage to Alexandria,
Egypt.
April 16 - Destroyer MOHAWK
(1,870t, 1938), torpedoed by destroyer, East of Tunisia. Sunk by own
April 18 - Convoy service ship
FIONA (R, 2,190t, 1927), sunk by aircraft off Sidi Barrani, Egypt
April 24 - Yacht CALANTHE (R,
370t, 1898), sunk by aircraft off Milos, Greece.
April 25 - Store carrier ULSTER
PRINCE (R, 3,791t, 1930), grounded off Nauplia, Greece; attacked by
aircraft during evacuation.
April 29 - Convoy service ship
CHAKLA (R, 3,081t, 1914), sunk by aircraft, Tobruk Harbour, Libya.
May - Landing craft assault LCA
No.28 (11-13.5t), lost during evacuation of Crete.
May - Landing craft mechanised
(MkI), LCM No.106 (30-37t), lost at Crete.
May 2 - Destroyer JERSEY
(1,760t, 28/4/39), mined in entrance to Grand Harbour, Malta.
May 3 - Submarine USK (540t,
11/10/40), presumed mined off Cape Bon, Tunisia.
May 10 - Motor launch ML No.1011
(40t, 16/11/40), bombed and sunk on passage from Suda Bay to Sphakia,
Crete.
May 12 - River gun boat
LADYBIRD (625t, 1916), dive-bombed and sunk, Tobruk,
Libya.
May 13 - Submarine UNDAUNTED
(540t, 30/12/40), presumed sunk by depth charges, surface craft off
Tripoli, Libya
May 18 - Tanker/oiler LNA
(12,667t, 1921), bombed and set on fire, Crete
May 20 - Minesweeper WIDNES
(710t, 1913), bombed and beached in Suda Bay, Crete.
May 21 - Destroyer JUNO (1,760t,
25/8/39), sunk by aircraft bombs during Battle of Crete
May 22 - Cruiser FIJI (8,000t, 17/5/40), sunk by aircraft bombs during evacuation
of Crete.
May 22 - Cruiser GLOUCESTER (9,600t, 31/1/39), sunk by aircraft bombs
during evacuation of Crete.
May 22 - Cruiser YORK (8,250, 1930), lost at Suda
Bay, Crete after damage on various dates by explosive motor boats and
aircraft.
May 22 - Destroyer GREYHOUND
(1,335t, 1936), sunk by aircraft bombs during Battle of Crete
May 23 - Destroyer KASHMIR
(1,760t, 26/10/39), sunk by aircraft bombs during Battle of Crete
May 23 - Destroyer KELLY
(Leader, 1,760t, 23/8/39), sunk by aircraft bombs during Battle of Crete
May 23 - Whaler KOS XXIII (R,
353t, 1937), total loss, Suda Bay, Crete
May 24 - Drifter AURORA II (R),
sunk by aircraft at Tobruk, Libya.
May 25 - Sloop GRIMSBY (990t,
1934), sunk by aircraft off Tobruk, Libya.
May 27 - Destroyer DIAMOND
(1,375t, 1932), sunk by aircraft bombs during evacuation of Greece
May 27 - Destroyer WRYNECK
(1,100t, 1918), sunk by aircraft bombs during evacuation of Greece
May 27 - Whaler SYVERN (R, 307t,
1937), sunk by enemy action on passage from Crete area.
May 28 - Motor launch ML No.1030
(40t, 11/11/40), lost on passage from Suda Bay, Crete.
May 29 - Destroyer HEREWARD
(1,340t, 1936), sunk by aircraft bombs off Crete.
May 29 - Destroyer IMPERIAL
(1,370t, 1937), sunk by own forces after being bombed off Crete.
May 29 - Trawler SINDONIS (913t,
1934), sunk by aircraft at Tobruk, Libya
May 41 - Minesweeper STOKE
(710t, 1918), sunk by aircraft at Tobruk, Libya
June - Landing craft tank (MkI),
LCT No.6, 20 (total 2, 372t each), lost in Middle East.
June 1 - Cruiser CALCUTTA (AA ship, 4,200t,
1919), sunk by aircraft bombs during evacuation of Crete
June 2 - Landing craft tank
(MkI), LCT No.16 (372t), lost in Suda Bay, Crete.
June 2 - Motor torpedo boat MTB
No.67 (17t, 19/4/40), sunk by aircraft, destroyed or beached, Suda Bay,
Crete. Date given as 23rd May-2nd June
June 2 - Motor torpedo boat MTB
No.213 (17t, 24/10/40), sunk by aircraft, destroyed or beached, Suda
Bay, Crete. Date given as 23rd May-2nd June
June 2 - Motor torpedo boat MTB
No.214 (17t, 10/40), sunk by aircraft, destroyed or beached, Suda Bay,
Crete. Date given as 23rd May-2nd June
June 2 - Motor torpedo boat MTB
No.216 (17t, 3/1/41), sunk by aircraft, destroyed or beached, Suda Bay,
Crete. Date given as 23rd May-2nd June
June 2 - Motor torpedo boat MTB
No.217 (17t, 7/1/41), sunk by aircraft, destroyed or beached, Suda Bay,
Crete. Date given as 23rd May-2nd June
June 2 - Whaler KOS XXII (R,
353t, 1937), sunk on passage from Crete area
June 24 - Sloop AUCKLAND
(1,250t, 1933), sunk by aircraft bombs off Tobruk, Libya.
June 29 - Destroyer WATERHEN (On
loan to RAN, 1,100t, 1918), sunk by aircraft bombs off Sollum, Egypt
July 11 - Destroyer DEFENDER
(1,375t, 1932), sunk by aircraft bombs off Sidi Barrani, Egypt
July 17 - Landing craft tank
(MkI), LCT No.10 (372t), lost by enemy action, Middle East
July 22 - Submarine UNION (540t,
22/2/41), presumed lost between Tunisia and Pantellaria
July 23 - Destroyer FEARLESS
(1,375t, 1934), sunk during air attack on convoy, Central Mediterranean
July 29 - Landing craft tank
(MkI), LCT No.8 (372t), lost in Middle East
August - Landing craft assault
LCA No.31, 32, 38, 39, 45, 48, 40, 51, 60, 63, 64, 75, 79-81, 87, 105,
113 (total 18, 11-13.5t each), lost in Middle East. Date reported
August - Landing craft
mechanised (MkI), LCM No.32, 55, 67, 95, 96, 103, 107, 108 (total 8,
30-37t each), lost in Middle East. Date reported
August - Landing craft personnel
(Large), LCP(L) No.63 (8-11t), lost in Middle East. Date reported
August - Landing craft tank
(MkI), LCT No.1, 12, 15, 19 (total 4, 372t each), lost in Middle East.
Date reported
August 4 - Armament store
carrier ESCAUT (R, 1,087t, 1938), sunk by aircraft off Suez, Egypt.
Date given. Date given as 3rd-4th
August 4 - Submarine CACHALOT
(1,520t, 1938), rammed by Italian destroyer off Cyrenaica. Formally
paid off
August 13 - Schooner KEPHALLINIA
(R, 1,267t, 1893), foundered off Alexandria, Egypt.
August 19 - Whaler THORBRYN (R,
305t, 1936), sunk by aircraft off Tobruk, Libya.
August 20 - Submarine P-33
(540t, 30/5/41), presumed mined off Tripoli, Libya.
August 23 - Submarine P-32
(540t, 3/5/41), formally paid off.
August 27 - Whaler SKUDD 3 (R,
245t, 1929), sunk by aircraft, Tobruk, Libya.
August-September - Landing craft
mechanised (MkI), LCM No.82, 97 (total 2, 30-37t each), lost in Middle
East
September 2 - Landing craft
personnel (Large), LCP(L) No.59, 71 (total 2, 8-11t each), lost through
heavy weather while at anchor, Middle East
October 4 - Whaler WHIPPET
(ex-Kos XXI, R, 353t, 1937), bombed and sunk.
October 13 - Landing craft tank
(MkI), LCT No.2, 7 (total 2, 372t each), lost after leaving Tobruk,
Libya. Date given as 12th-13th
October 21 - River gun boat GNAT
(625t, 1915), torpedoed by U-boat off Bardia, Libya. Total loss
October 25 - Cruiser minelayer
LATONA (2,650t, 4/5/41) attacked by aircraft, E Mediterranean
November 2 - Submarine TETRARCH
(1,095t, 15/2/40), lost W Mediterranean, on passage Malta to Gibraltar.
November 14 - Aircraft carrier ARK ROYAL (22,000t, 1938), torpedoed (13th) by U-boat and
sunk, W Mediterranean.
November 22 - Schooner MARIA DI
GIOVANNI (R), grounded, W of Tobruk, Libya.
November 25 - Battleship BARHAM (31,100t, 1915), sank by U-boat torpedoes off
Sollum, Egypt. Med
November 29 - Whaler EGELAND (R,
153t, 1912), grounded, Palestine coast, total loss
December 1 - Submarine PERSEUS
(1,475t, 1930), mined off Zante, W Greece.
December 5 - Armed boarding
vessel CHAKDINA (R, 3,033t, 1914), sunk by aircraft, E Mediterranean
December 7 - Armed boarding
vessel CHANTALA (R, 3,129t, 1920), mined, Tobruk Harbour
December 11 - Trawler LADY
SHIRLEY (R, 477t, 1937), sunk by U-boat, Gibraltar Straits.
December 11 - Yacht ROSABELLE
(525t, 1901), sunk by explosion, probably torpedoed by U-boat, Straits
of Gibraltar.
December 14 - Cruiser GALATEA (5,220t, 1935), sunk by U-boat torpedo off Alexandria.
December 14 - Motor torpedo boat
MTB No.68 (17t, 19/4/40), sunk in collision off Libya.
December 16 - Landing craft tank
(MkI), LCT No.11 (372t), lost in Middle Fast.
December 19 - Cruiser NEPTUNE (7,175t, 1934), sunk by mine off Tripoli, Libya.
December 19 - Destroyer KANDAHAR
(1,760t, 10/10/39), mined off Tripoli, Libya, and subsequently sunk by
own forces
December 23 - Store carrier
TIBERIO (R, 237t, 1902), foundered off Mersa Matruh, Egypt.
December 24 - Corvette SALVIA
(955t, 20/9/40), sunk by U-boat torpedo off Egypt.
1942
January 2 - Tug DAISY (R),
foundered on passage, Alexandria to Tobruk, Libya
January 17 - Destroyer GURKHA
(ex-LARNE, 1,920t, 18/2/41), sunk by U-boat torpedo, E Mediterranean
January 18 - Trawler ERIN (R,
394t, 1933), explosion, Gibraltar harbour
January 18 - Trawler HONJO (R,
308t, 1928), explosion, Gibraltar harbour
January 20 - Submarine TRIUMPH
(1,090t, 2/5/39), lost, possibly mined, Aegean Sea. Formally paid off
January 29 - Whaler SOTRA (R,
313t, 1925), sunk by aircraft off Bardia, Libya
February 12 - Destroyer MAORI
(1,870t, 30/11/38), sunk during air raid on Grand Harbour, Malta. Date
given as 11th-12th
February 13 - Submarine TEMPEST
(1,090t, 6/12/41), sunk by depth-charges, Italian surface craft, Gulf
Of Taranto. Date approximate
February 15 - Motor launch ML
No.169 (73t, 27/11/40), fire and explosion, Gibraltar Harbour.
February 25 - Submarine P-38
(540t, 17/10/41), lost, possibly mined, Gulf of Hammamet, Tunisia
March - Landing craft mechanised
(MkI), LCM No.51, 53 (total 2, 30-37t), lost in Middle East
March - Landing craft personnel
(Large), LCP(L) No.57 (8-11t), bombed at Tobruk.
March 7 - Tug ST SAMPSOM (R,
451, 1919), foundered in Red Sea
March 11 - Cruiser NAIAD (5,450t, 24/7/40), sunk by U-boat torpedo, E Mediterranean
March 13 - Transport vessel
ZOODOCHOS PIGHI (R, 170t), sunk by enemy action, Eastern Mediterranean
March 20 - Escort destroyer
HEYTHROP (1,050t, 21/6/41), sunk by U-boat torpedo, E Mediterranean
March 22 - Motor launch ML
No.129 (73t, 14/10/40), sunk by aircraft bombs off Algeria.
March 24 - Escort destroyer
SOUTHWOLD (1,050t, 9/10/41), sunk by mine off Malta
March 26 - Destroyer JAGUAR
(1,760t, 12/9/39), sunk by U-boat torpedo, E Mediterranean
March 26 - Destroyer LEGION
(1,920t, 19/12/40), sunk by aircraft, Malta Harbour
March 26 - Submarine P-39 (540t,
16/11/41), sunk by aircraft bombs, Malta
March 26 - Tanker/oiler SLAVOL
(2,623t, 1917), sunk by U-boat torpedo sailing for Tobruk, Libya
April - Landing craft mechanised
(MkI), LCM No.38 (30-37t), lost in Mediterranean. Date reported
April - Mooring Vessel MOOR
(767t, 1919), blown up and sunk by enemy action, Malta
April 1 - Submarine P-36 (540t,
24/9/41), sunk by aircraft during raid on Malta Harbour
April 1 - Submarine PANDORA
(1,475t, 1930), sunk by aircraft during raid on Malta Harbour
April 4 - Tanker/oiler PLUMLEAF
(5,916t, 1917), sunk by aircraft bombs, Malta
April 5 - Minesweeper ABINGDON (710t, 1918), sunk by aircraft bombs during
raid on Malta.
April 6 - Destroyer HAVOCK
(1,340t, 1937), grounded, total loss off Kelibia, Tunisia
April 6 - Tug WEST COCKER (229t,
1919), sunk by aircraft during raid on Malta
April 7 - Tug EMILY (R), sunk by
aircraft during raid on Malta
April 7 - Tug HELESPONT (690t),
sunk by aircraft during raid on Malta. Date given as 6th-7th
April 8 - Whaler SVANA (R, 268t,
1930), sunk by aircraft off Alexandria, Egypt
April 8 - Whaler THORGRIM (R,
305t, 1936), sunk by aircraft off Alexandria, Egypt
April 9 - Destroyer LANCE
(1,920t, 13/5/41), sunk by aircraft bombs at Malta. Subsequently salved
April 11 - Destroyer KINGSTON
(1,760t, 14/9/39), sunk by aircraft bombs at Malta
April 13 - Trawler CORAL (705t,
1935), sunk by aircraft during raid on Malta
April 14 - Submarine UPHOLDER
(540t, 31/10/40), lost, probably surface craft depth-charges off
Tripoli, Libya
April 18 - Tug ANDROMEDA (R),
sunk by aircraft during raid on Malta.
April 21 - Trawler JADE (630t,
1933), sunk by aircraft during raid on Malta
April 29 - Transport vessel
TERPSITHEA (R, 157t, 1919), mined at Famagusta, Cyprus
May 6 - Submarine URGE (540t,
12/12/40), lost, possibly mined, E Mediterranean
May 7 - Motor launch ML No.130
(73t, 9/10/40), sunk by gunfire during engagement off Malta
May 8 - Submarine OLYMPUS
(1,475, 1930), sunk by mine off Grand Harbour, Malta
May 11 - Destroyer KIPLING
(1,760t, 22/12/39), sunk by aircraft, E Mediterranean
May 11 - Destroyer LIVELY
(1,920t, 20/7/41), sunk by aircraft, E Mediterranean
May 11 - Tug C.308 (154t), sunk
by mine off Malta.
May 12 - Destroyer JACKAL
(1,760t, 13/4/39), sunk by aircraft, E Mediterranean
May 30 - Tug ST ANGELO (150t,
1935), sunk by mine off Malta.
June - Landing craft mechanised
(MkI), LCM No.84, 90, 93, 119, 122, 135, 137 (total 7, 30-37t each),
lost in Middle East.
June - Motor torpedo boat MTB
No.259 (32t), lost in tow in Mediterranean.
June 3 - Whaler COCKER (R, 305t,
1936), sunk by U-boat off Bardia, Libya
June 10 - Drifter TRUSTY STAR
(96t, 1920), mined off Malta
June 12 - Escort destroyer GROVE
(1,050t, 5/2/42), sunk by U-boat torpedo, E Mediterranean,
June 13 - Transport vessel
FAROUK (auxiliary schooner, R, 91t), sunk by U-83 in Mediterranean
June 15 - Destroyer BEDOUIN
(1,870t, 15/3/39), sunk by aircraft torpedo, Central Mediterranean
June 15 - Destroyer HASTY
(1,340t, 1936), sunk by U-boat torpedo, E Mediterranean
June 15 - Destroyer NESTOR (On
loan to RAN, 1,760t, 12/2/41), sunk by aircraft bombs, E Mediterranean
June 15 - Escort destroyer
AIREDALE (1,050t, 8/1/42), sunk by aircraft during attack on convoy, E
Mediterranean
June 16 - Cruiser HERMIONE (5,450t, 25/3/41), sunk by U-boat torpedo, E
Mediterranean
June 16 - Destroyer KUJAWIAK
(ex-OAKLEY, on loan to Polish Navy, 1,050t, 17/6/41), sunk by mine off
Malta
June 16 - Drifter JUSTIFIED
(93t, 1925), mined off Malta
June 18 - Tug VISION, sunk at
Mersa Matruh, Egypt
June 20 - Landing craft assault
LCA No.193 (11-13.5t), lost during fall of Tobruk.
June 20 - Landing craft
mechanised (MkI), LCM No.110, 113, 145, 146, 148 (total 5, 30-37t
each), lost during fall of Tobruk
June 20 - Landing craft
personnel (Large), LCP(L) No.64 (8-11t), lost during fall of Tobruk
June 20 - Landing craft support
(Medium) (MkI), LCS(M) No.4, 6, 15, 18, 19, 22 (total 6, 9-11t each),
lost during fall of Tobruk
June 20 - Landing craft tank
(MkII), LCT No.119, 150 (total 2, 450-453t each), lost at Tobruk.
June 20 - Tug ALAISIA (R, 72t,
1929), lost by enemy action, Tobruk, Libya
June 20 - Tug J.T.A.1 (R), lost,
Tobruk, Libya
June 20 - Tug J.T.A.7 (R), lost,
Tobruk, Libya
June 20 - Tug J.T.A.14 (R),
lost, Tobruk, Libya
June 21 - Drifter HIGHLAND QUEEN
(R), scuttled during fall of Tobruk. Date given as 20th-21st
June 21 - Whaler PARKTOWN (R,
250t, 1929), sunk by E-boats off Tobruk, Libya
June 30 - Landing craft
personnel (Large), LCP(L) No.65 (8-11t), lost in bad weather off
Alexandria, Egypt
June 30 - Submarine depot ship MEDWAY (14,650t, 1929), sunk
by U-boat torpedo off Alexandria, Egypt
July - Landing craft mechanised
(MkI), LCM No.140 (30-37t), lost in Middle East
July 23 - Harbour duty vessel
VASSILIKI (R), sunk by U-boat on passage from Beirut to Famagusta
August - Landing craft
mechanised (MkI), LCM No.23-25, 34, 45 (total 5, 30-37t each), lost in
Middle East
August - Landing craft
mechanised (MkIII), LCM No.501, 510, 516 (total 3, 52t each), lost in
Middle East.
August 11 - Aircraft carrier EAGLE (22,600t, 1924), sunk by U-boat torpedo, W
Mediterranean
August 11 - Submarine THORN
(1,090t, 26/8/41), lost, probably mined, Libya, E Mediterranean.
Formally paid off
August 12 - Cruiser CAIRO (AA ship, 4,200t, 1919),
sunk by U-boat torpedo off Bizerta, Tunis
August 13 - Cruiser MANCHESTER (9,400t, 1938), sunk by E-boat torpedo off
Kelibia Roads, Tunisia
August 13 - Destroyer FORESIGHT
(1,350t, 1935), sunk by aircraft torpedo, Central Mediterranean
September - Motor launch ML
No.1153 (40t, 18/8/42), destroyed by enemy action en route for Turkey.
September 14 - Cruiser COVENTRY (AA ship, 4,290t, 1918), sunk by dive
bombers, E Mediterranean
September 14 - Destroyer SIKH
(1,870t, 12/10/38), sunk by gunfire, shore batteries, Tobruk, Libya
September 14 - Destroyer ZULU
(1, 870t, 6/9/38), sunk by aircraft bombs, E Mediterranean
September 14 - Motor launch ML
No.352 (73t, 9/6/42), sunk by aircraft, Tobruk, Libya.
September 14 - Motor launch ML
No.353 (73t, 26/5/42), sunk by aircraft, Tobruk, Libya
September 14 - Motor torpedo
boat MTB No.308 (34t, 31/1/42), probably aircraft attack off Tobruk,
Libya
September 14 - Motor torpedo
boat MTB No.310 (38t, 10/2/42), probably aircraft attack off Tobruk,
Libya
September 14 - Motor torpedo
boat MTB No.312 (34t, 21/2/42), probably aircraft attack off Tobruk,
Libya
September 14 - Motor torpedo
boat MTB No.314 (34t, 2/3/42), probably aircraft attack off Tobruk,
Libya
September 15 - Landing craft
personnel (Large), LCP(L) No.29 (8-11t), lost by fire in Middle East.
September 18 - Submarine
TALISMAN (1,090t, 29/6/40), lost in Sicilian Channel. Formally paid off
November - Landing craft assault
LCA No.35, 55, 128, 135, 153, 167, 169, 176, 187-189, 218, 219, 222,
227, 235, 239, 244, 245, 259-261, 266, 269, 271, 286, 287, 301, 307,
309, 330, 321, 375, 423, 436, 447, 451(total 37, 11-13.5t each), lost
in Operation Torch, N Africa. Date approximate
November - Landing craft
mechanised (MkI), LCM No.63-65, 69, 72, 73, 190, 147, 153, 161, 169,
186 (total 12, 30-37t each), lost in Operation Torch, N. Africa
November - Landing craft
mechanised (MkIII), LCM No.518, 520, 528, 539, 543. 551, 555, 556, 558,
564, 567, 569, 571, 572, 574, 581, 584, 590, 592, 593, 595, 596, 606,
609, 624, 635 (total 26, 52t each), lost in Operation Torch, N Africa
November - Landing craft
personnel (Large), LCP(L) No.138, 507, 543, 544, 550, 560, 562, 565,
566, 568, 573, 575, 576, 759 (total 14, 8-11t each), lost in Operation
Torch, N Africa
November - Landing craft support
(Medium) (MkI), LCS(M) No.11, 14 (total 2, 9-11t), lost in Operation
Torch, N Africa
November - Landing craft support
(Medium) (MkII), LCS(M) No.28 (12.5t), lost in Operation Torch, N Africa
November - Landing craft
personnel (Ramped), LCP(R) No.603, 620, 629, 721, 783, 794, 837, 850,
858, 901,909, 1009, 1029, 1036 (total 14, 9-11t), lost in Operation
Torch, N. Africa. Date approximate
November 8 - Cutter HARTLAND
(1,546t, 1928), sunk by gunfire, Oran Harbour
November 8 - Cutter WALNEY
(1,546t, 1930), sunk by gunfire, Oran Harbour
November 8 - Destroyer BROKE
(Leader, 1,480t, 1925), sunk by gunfire, shore batteries, Algiers,
Algeria
November 9 - Corvette GARDENIA
(1,015t, 24/5/40), collision with own forces off Oran, Algeria
November 9 - Minesweeper CROMER
(656t, 4/4/41), mined, E Mediterranean
November 10 - Destroyer MARTIN
(1,920t, 4/4/42), sunk by U-boat torpedo W Mediterranean
November 10 - Sloop IBIS
(1,300t, 30/8/41), sunk by aircraft, W Mediterranean
November 12 - Auxiliary
anti-aircraft ship TYNWALD (3,650t, 1/10/41), mined off Bougie,
Algeria.
November 12 - Landing ship
infantry (Large), LSI(L) KARANJA (R, 9,890t, 1931), sunk by aircraft,
Bougie, Algeria.
November 15 - Minesweeper
ALGERINE (940t, 23/3/42), sunk by U-boat torpedo,
Bougie, Algeria.
November 20 - Landing craft
mechanised (MkI), LCM No.139 (30-37t), lost through heavy weather in
Middle East.
November 24 - Submarine UTMOST
(540t, 17/8/40), lost, probably by surface craft depth-charges off Cape
Marittimo, W of Sicily
November 25 - Trawler LEYLAND
(857t, 1936), collision, Gibraltar Bay
December 2 - Destroyer QUENTIN
(1,705t, 15/4/42), sunk by aircraft torpedo, W Mediterranean
December 6 - Landing craft
mechanised (MkI), LCM No.98 (30-37t), lost by enemy action in Benghazi
area
December 9 - Corvette MARIGOLD
(1,015t, 28/2/41), sunk by aircraft torpedo, Gibraltar Straits.
December 11 - Escort destroyer
BLEAN (1,050t, 23/3/42), sunk by U-boat torpedo, W of Oran, Algeria
December 12 - Submarine P-222
(715t, 4/5/42), lost, probably by surface craft depth-charges off
Naples, W Italy
December 12 - Submarine
TRAVELLER (1,090t, 10/4/42), lost, probably by depth-charges from
Italian torpedo boat Gulf of Taranto. Formally paid off
December 18 - Destroyer
PARTRIDGE (1,540t, 22/2/42), sunk by U-boat torpedo, W Mediterranean
December 19 - Corvette
SNAPDRAGON (955t, 28/10/40), sunk by aircraft bombs, Mediterranean.
December 28 - Tug ST ISSEY
(810t, 1918), sunk, probably by U-boat off Benghazi, Libya
1943
January - Small miscellaneous
craft NAIEM, sunk at Tobruk, Libya
January 2 - Human
torpedo/Chariot No.15/XV (1.2t submerged, 6/10/42), lost in Operation
Principal (Palermo, Sicily)
January 2 - Human
torpedo/Chariot No.16/XVI (1.2t submerged, 10/10/42), lost in Operation
Principal (Palermo, Sicily)
January 2 - Human
torpedo/Chariot No.19/XIX (1.2t submerged, 16/10/42), lost in Operation
Principal (Palermo, Sicily)
January 2 - Human
torpedo/Chariot No.22/XXII (1.2t submerged, 29/10/42), lost in
Operation Principal (Palermo, Sicily)
January 2 - Human
torpedo/Chariot No.23/XXIII (1.2t submerged, 23/10/42), lost in
Operation Principal (Palermo, Sicily)
January 2 - Landing craft
mechanised (MkI), LCM No.26 (30-37t), sunk in Mediterranean off Libya
January 4 - Submarine P-48
(540t, 18/6/42), lost, possibly mined, Gulf of Tunis,
January 6 - Landing craft tank
(MkII), LCT No.106, 107 (total 2, 450-453t each), sunk in Benghazi
Harbour as result of heavy weather
January 7 - Trawler JURA (545t,
12/6/42), sunk by aircraft or U-boat torpedo, Western Mediterranean
January 7 - Trawler HORATIO
(545t, 27/1/41), sunk by E-boat torpedo, Western Mediterranean
January 8 - Human
torpedo/Chariot No.10/X (1.2t submerged, 15/9/42), lost in Operation
Principal (Maddalena, Sardinia)
January 8 - Human
torpedo/Chariot No.18/XVIII (1.2t submerged, 14/10/42), lost in
Operation Principal (Maddalena, Sardinia)
January 8 - Submarine P-311
(1,090t, 7/8/42), lost, possibly mined off Maddalena, Sardinia
January 19 - Human
torpedo/Chariot No.12/XII (1.2t submerged, 30/9/42), lost in Operation
Welcome (Tripoli, Libya)
January 19 - Human
torpedo/Chariot No.13/XIII (1.2t submerged, 30/9/42), lost in Operation
Welcome (Tripoli, Libya)
January 25 - Landing craft
mechanised (MkI), LCM No.58 (30-37t), sunk in Mediterranean off Libya
January 30 - Corvette SAMPHIRE
(1,015t, 30/6/41), sunk by U-boat torpedo, Western Mediterranean
February 1 - Cruiser minelayer WELSHMAN
(2,650t, 25/8/41), sunk by U-boat torpedo off Libya
February 5 - Trawler STRONSAY
(545t, 24/4/42), sunk by explosion, probably mined off Phillipeville,
Western Mediterranean
February 6 - Landing craft
mechanised (MkI), LCM No.80 (30-37t), stranded off Benghazi. Total
loss.
February 7 - Landing craft
infantry (Large), LCI(L) No.162 (380-384t), exploded and sank en route
for Algiers.
February 7 - Trawler TERVANI
(409t, 1930), probably sunk by U-boat off Cape Bougaroni, Algeria
February 8 - Landing craft
mechanised (MkI), LCM No.61 (30-37t), sunk in Benghazi Harbour through
heavy weather
February 9 - Corvette ERICA
(955t, 7/8/40), sunk by mine, NE of Benghazi, Libya
February 13 - Auxiliary
anti-aircraft ship POZARICA (4,540t, 7/3/41), capsized after aircraft
torpedo attack off Bougie, Algeria on 29th January 1943
March 4 - Landing craft
personnel (Large), LCP(L) No.106 (8-11t), wrecked off Tobruk
March 10 - Submarine TIGRIS
(1,090t, 20/6/40), lost, cause unknown, Gulf of Naples
March 12 - Destroyer LIGHTNING
(1,920t, 28/5/41), sunk by E-boat torpedo, Central Mediterranean 1943
March 13 - Submarine THUNDERBOLT
(1,090t, 2/11/40), sunk by surface craft depth-charges off Cape
Milazzo, Sicily
March 23 - Submarine TURBULENT
(1,090t, 2/12/41), lost, probably mined off Sardinia. Date approximate
March 30 - Tanker/oiler
HALLANGER (R, 9,551, 1928), sunk by U-boat, W Mediterranean
April - Landing craft assault
LCA No.272 (11-13t), lost in Mediterranean.
April 2 - Motor torpedo boat MTB
No.63 (35t, 18/2/42), lost in collision off Benghazi, Libya
April 2 - Motor torpedo boat MTB
No.64 (35t, 23/2/42), lost in collision off Benghazi, Libya
April 2 - Motor torpedo boat MTB
No.267 (32t), damaged in heavy weather on passage from Benghazi to
Malta. Sunk by own forces
April 16 - Destroyer PAKENHAM
(Leader, 1,550t, 4/2/42), sunk by own forces after damage in action
with destroyers off Sicily
April 16 - Submarine REGENT
(1,475t, 1930), sunk by surface craft, Straits of Otranto, SE Italy
April 21 - Landing craft
infantry (Large), LCI(L) No.7 (380-384t), sunk by aircraft off Algiers.
April 21 - Submarine SPLENDID
(7157, 8/8/42), scuttled after depth-charge attack, W Coast of Corsica
April 24 - Submarine SAHIB
(715t, 13/5/42), scuttled after depth-charge attack off Cape Milazzo
Sicily
April 28 - Motor torpedo boat
MTB No.639 (95t, 22/1/43), sunk by aircraft, Central Mediterranean
May 2 - Motor torpedo boat MTB
No.311 (34t, 17/2/42), mined, Central Mediterranean
May 9 - Motor torpedo boat MTB
No.61 (35t, 9/1/42), lost, stranded in attack on motor barges off
Kelibia, Tunisia
May 10 - Motor torpedo boat MTB
No.264 (32t), mined off Sousse, Tunisia
May 12 - Motor minesweeper MMS
No.89 (240t, 5/1/42), mined off Bizerta, Tunisia
May 14 - Motor launch ML No.1154
(40t, 30/1/43), mined at Bizerta, Tunisia
June - Landing craft assault LCA
No.222, 312 (total 2, 11-13t each), lost in Mediterranean. Date reported
June - Landing craft assault LCA
No.78 (11-13t), lost in tow from Algiers to Djedjelli. Date reported
June - Landing craft personnel
(Ramped), LCP(R) No.769 (9-11t), lost in Mediterranean. Date reported
June 12 - Landing craft flak
(MkIII), LCF No.13 (550t), bombed off Pantellaria, Central
Mediterranean. Total wreck.
June 14 - Motor gun boat MGB
No.648 (90t, 1/43), sunk by aircraft, Pantellaria, Central
Mediterrranean
June 18 - Landing craft tank
(MkIII), LCT No.358 (625-649t), lost in Mediterranean.
June 18 - Landing craft tank
(MkIII), LCT No.395 (625-649t), mined and grounded in Mediterranean
June 26 - Motor gun boat MGB
No.644 (90t, 12/42), mined between Marsala and Mazzara, Sicily. Sunk by
own forces
July 3 - Landing ship tank
(Class II), LST No.429 (2,750t, 21/2/43), lost by fire, Mediterranean.
July 8 - Landing craft tank
(MkIV), LCT No.547 (611-640t), foundered off Malta.
July 15 - Motor gun boat MGB
No.641 (90t, 29/12/42), sunk by shore battery gunfire from Italian
mainland, Straits of Messina. Date given as 14th-15th
July 17 - Motor torpedo boat MTB
No.316 (34t, 12/3/42), torpedoed by Italian cruiser off Reggio, S Italy
July 22 - Motor torpedo boat MTB
No.288 (40t, 26/3/43), sunk by aircraft, Augusta, Sicily. Date given as
21st-22nd
July 27 - Landing craft tank
(MkIII), LCT No.353 (625-649t), sunk by aircraft at Syracuse, Sicily
August 11 - Submarine PARTHIAN
(1,475t, 1931), lost, possibly mined, S Adriatic
August 15 - Landing ship tank
(Class II), LST No.414 (2,750t, 20/1/43), torpedoed by aircraft off
Cani Rocks, Tunisia. Beached off Bizerta
August 15 - Motor torpedo boat
MTB No.665 (95t, 5/43), sunk by shore battery gunfire, Messina, Sicily
August 18 - Submarine SARACEN
(715t, 27/6/42), sunk by surface craft depth-charges off Bastia,
Corsica
August 29 - Landing craft
assault LCA No.446 (11-13t), lost in heavy weather in Mediterranean.
September 2 - Landing craft
infantry (Large), LCI(L) No.107 (380-384t), wrecked off Reggio, Italy
September 6 - Destroyer
PUCKERIDGE (1,550t, 30/7/41), sunk by U-boat torpedo, W Mediterranean
September 8 - Motor torpedo boat
MTB No.77 (38t, 28/5/42), sunk by aircraft off Vibo Valencia, SW Italy
September 9 - Landing craft tank
(MkIV), LCT No.572, 626 (total 2, 611-640t), lost in Mediterranean
September 10 - Cruiser minelayer
ABDIEL (2,650t, 15/4/41), sunk by mine in Taranto Bay, S Italy
September 19 - BYMS Minesweeper
BYMS No.2019 (290t, 15/8/42), mined and beached off Cotrone, Italy
September 24 - Landing craft
assault LCA No.675 (11-13t), lost during gale at Salerno
September 24 - Motor minesweeper
MMS No.70 (240t, 18/5/42), believed mined in Gulf of Taranto, Italy
September 27 - Destroyer
INTREPID (1,370t, 1937), sunk by aircraft in Leros Harbour, Dodecanese
September 28 - Landing craft
personnel (Ramped), LCP(R) No.1019 (9-11t), sunk during heavy weather
in Salerno Bay, Italy
September 30 - Landing craft
tank (MkV), LCT No.2231 (291-311t), lost in LST-79, sunk off Corsica
September 30 - Landing ship tank
(Class II), LST No.79 (2,750t, 17/7/43), sunk by aircraft off Corsica.
October - Landing craft
emergency repair LCER No.1, 9 (total 2, 10t each), lost in Mediterranean
October - Landing craft
mechanised (MkIII), LCM No.545, 938, 1044 (total 3, 52t), lost in
Mediterranean. Date approximate
October - Motor launch ML
No.1015 (40t, 24/2/41), lost in heavy weather, Eastern Mediterranean
October - Landing craft
mechanised (MkI), LCM No.232 (30-37t), lost in Mediterranean. Date
approximate
October 1 - Landing craft tank
(MkIV), LCT No.553 (611-640t), lost in Mediterranean
October 2 - Landing craft tank
(MkIV), LCT No.618 (611-640t), lost in Mediterranean
October 3 - Trawler ARACARI (R,
245t, 1908), grounded, total Ioss, Filicudi island, North of Sicily
October 4 - Tanker/oiler MARIT
(R, 5,542t, 1918), sank by U-boat off Benghazi, Libya
October 7 - Landing craft tank
(MkIV), LCT No.621 (611-640t), lost in Mediterranean
October 9 - Destroyer PANTHER
(1,540t, 12/12/41), sunk by aircraft bombs, Scarpanto Strait,
Dodecanese
October 11 - Landing craft tank
(MkI), LCT No.3 (372t), presumed lost in attack on Kos, Dodecanese.
Formally paid off. Later recovered and redesignated NSC(L)94
October 11 - Minesweeper HYTHE
(605t, 5/3/42), sunk by U-boat torpedo off Bougie, Algeria
October 11 - Submarine USURPER
(540t, 2/2/43), lost, probably mined, Gulf of Genoa, NW Italy. Date
approximate
October 12 - Motor launch ML
No.835 (75t, 8/8/43), sunk by aircraft, Leros island, Dodecanese
October 15 - Motor torpedo boat
MTB No.636 (95t, 1/43), sunk by surface craft off Elba, W Italy
October 17 - Submarine TROOPER
(1,090t, 29/8/42), lost, possibly mined, Aegean Sea
October 22 - Escort destroyer
HURWORTH (1,050t, 5/10/41), sunk by mine off Kalimno, Dodecanese
October 23 - Minesweeper
CROMARTY (605t, 13/12/41), sunk by mine, W Approaches to Straits of
Bonifacio, Mediterranean
October 24 - Destroyer ECLIPSE
(1,375t, 1934), sunk by mine off Kalimno, Dodecanese
October 26 - Motor launch ML
No.579 (75t, 3/6/43), sunk by aircraft, Leros island, Dodecanese
October 26 - Tug TIENTSIN (R),
foundered, Red Sea, on passage to Massawa
October 28 - Landing craft tank
(MkII), LCT No.115 (450-453t), sunk by aircraft off Casteloriso, Aegean
November - Landing craft assault
LCA No.212, 316. 505, 545 (total 4, 11-13t each), lost in
Mediterranean. Date reported
November - Landing craft
mechanised (MkIII), LCM No.583 (52t), lost in Mediterranean. Date
reported
November 4 - Landing craft tank
(MkIV), LCT No.583 (611-640t), lost in Mediterranean
November 12 - Motor launch ML
No.358 (75t, 9/42), lost off Leros island, Dodecanese
November 13 - Escort destroyer
DULVERTON (1,050t, 27/9/41), sunk by aircraft glider bomb off Kos,
Dodecanese
November 19 - Submarine SIMOOM
(715t, 30/12/42), lost, Dardanelles Approaches. Date approximate
November 22 - Boom defence
vessel BARFLAKE (750t, 23/9/4), sunk by mine, Naples
November 22 - Minesweeper HEBE
(815t, 1937), sunk by mine off Bari, E Italy
November 23 - Whaler SANTA (R,
355t, 1936), mined W of Maddalena, Sardinia
November 24 - Motor torpedo boat
MTB No.73 (38t, 3/10/41), sunk by aircraft, Maddalena, Sardinia
November 27 - Motor launch ML
No.126 (75t, 19/9/40), lost after damage by U-boat torpedo, W Italy
December 8 - Trawler RYSA (545t,
13/8/41), sunk by mine off Maddalena, Sardinia
December 12 - Escort destroyer
HOLCOMBE (1,050t, 16/9/42), sunk by U-boat torpedo, W Mediterranean
December 12 - Escort destroyer
TYNDALE (1,000t, 2/12/40), sunk by U-boat torpedo, W Mediterranean
December 18 - Minesweeper
FELIXSTOWE (656t, 11/7/41), sunk by mine off Sardinia
December 31 - Minesweeper
CLACTON (605t, 4/6/42), sunk by mine off Corsica
1944
Landing craft assault LCA No.326
(11-13.5t), lost in Mediterranean
January - Landing craft assault
LCA No.323, 394, 428, 697 (total 4, 11-13.5t each), lost in Operation
Shingle, Anzio Landings, W Italy. Date approximate
January - Landing craft
mechanised (MkIII), LCM No.623, 910, 930, 1022, 1064, 1173, 204 (total
7, 52t each), lost in Operation Shingle, Anzio Landings, W Italy. Date
approximate
January - Landing craft
personnel (Large), LCP(L) No.66, 356, 373 (total 3, 8-11t each), lost
in Operation Shingle, Operation Anzio. Date approximate
January - Landing craft support
(Medium) (MkIII), LCS(M) No.46 (13.5t), lost in Operation Shingle,
Anzio Landings, W Italy. Date approximate
January 1 - Landing ship tank
(Class II), LST No.411 (2,750t, 8/1/43), mined or torpedoed (31st Dec.
1943) on passage from Maddalena to Bastia, Sardinia. Abandoned owing to
heavy weather.
January 23 - Destroyer JANUS
(1,760t, 5/8/39), sunk by aircraft torpedo off Anzio, W Italy
January 26 - Landing ship tank
(Class II), LST No.422 (2,750t, 5/2/43), mined and sunk in Operation
Shingle, Anzio Landings, W Italy
January 29 - Cruiser SPARTAN (5,770t, 10/8/43), sunk by aircraft glider-bomb off Anzio, W
Italy
February - Landing craft tank
(MkIII), LCT No.375 (625-640t), sunk in Mediterranean. Date reported
February 16 - Landing ship tank
(Class II), LST No.418 (2,750t, 1/2/43), sunk after 2 underwater
explosions, Operation Shingle, Anzio Landings, W Italy
February 18 - Cruiser PENELOPE (5,270t, 1936), sunk by U-boat torpedo, Anzio
area, W Italy
February 20 - Landing ship tank
(Class II), LST No.305 (2,750t, 7/12/42), sunk by U-boat torpedo during
Operation Shingle, Anzio Landings, W Italy
February 20 - Motor launch ML
No.1083 (40t, 23/10/41), lost through grounding in Gulf of Kos, Aegean
February 25 - Destroyer
INGLEFIELD (Leader, 1,530t, 1937), sunk by aircraft glider-bomb off
Anzio, W Italy
February 27 - Motor fishing
vessel No.70 (43t, 1/5/43), lost after striking submerged object en
route for Casteloriso, Dodecanese
March - Motor launch ML No.1380
(40t, 16/9/43), missing in Aegean
March 5 - Motor launch ML No.387
(75t, 1/6/43), destroyed by internal explosion, Beirut Harbour, Syria
March 17 - Landing craft
infantry (Large), LCI(L) No.273 (380-384t), sunk by aircraft, Anzio, W
Italy
March 23 - Landing craft
personnel (Ramped), LCP(R) No.1026 (9-11t), sunk in Mediterranean
March 30 - Destroyer LAFOREY
(Leader, 1,935t, 26/8/41), sunk by U-boat torpedo, North of Sicily
April 24 - Landing ship tank
(Class II), LST No.407 (2,750t, 31/12/42), damaged beyond repair by
weather in Mediterranean
May - Landing craft mechanised
(MkIII), LCM No.1380, 1381 (total 2, 52t each), lost in Mediterranean.
Date reported
May - Landing craft personnel
(Ramped), LCP(R) No.643(9-11t), lost at Naples, Italy. Date approximate
May - Landing craft personnel
(Small), LCP(S) No.74 (6t), lost overboard at Messina, Sicily. Date
reported
May 30 - Whaler FIRMAMENT (R,
248t, 1930), grounded, total loss off Alexandria
June - Landing craft mechanised
(MkIII), LCM No.1115, 1130 (total 2, 52t each), lost in Mediterranean.
Date reported
June - Landing craft personnel
(Ramped), LCP(R) No.723 (9-11t), lost in Mediterranean Date reported
June - Landing craft personnel
(Ramped), LCP(R) No.966 (9-11t), damaged en route to Anzio, W Italy.
Date reported
June 16 - Landing craft tank
(MkIV), LCT No.589 (611-640t), destroyed to avoid capture,
Mediterranean
June 17 - Landing craft flak
(MkIII), LCF No.15 (515-550t), mined in Convoy, Operation Brassard,
Elba landings. Date given as 16th-17th
June 18 - Submarine SICKLE
(715t, 1/12/42), sunk, probably mined, Anti-Kithera Channel, Greece.
Date approximate
June 18 - Destroyer QUAIL
(1,705t, 7/1/43), sank in tow, Bari to Taranto, after damage by mine
(15th Nov 1943)
June 22 - Human torpedo/Chariot
No.60/LX (1.2t, 17/8/43), lost in attack on Spezia, NW Italy
June 22 - Human torpedo/Chariot
No.58/LVIII (1.2t, 11/6/43), lost in attack on Spezia, NW Italy
June 27 - Motor torpedo boat MTB
No.640 (85t, 1/11/42), sunk by mine, Leghorn/Spezia area, NW Italy.
Date given as 26th-27th
July - Landing craft personnel
(Small), LCP(S) No.183 (6t), wrecked in Mediterranean. Date reported
July 1 - Landing craft assault
(Hedgerow), LCA No.183, 258, 802 (total 3, 12t each), lost in
Mediterranean
July 1 - Landing craft assault
LCA No.248, 400 (total 2, 11-13.5t each), lost in Mediterranean
July 12 - Motor launch ML No.443
(75t. 11/41), mined off Vada, W Italy. Fore part blown off
July 17 - Landing craft tank
(MkIII), LCT No.387 (625-640t), mined off W Italy.
July 24 - Motor torpedo boat MTB
No.372 (47t, 7/10/43), sunk by surface craft gunfire when patrolling
off Cape Loviste, Adriatic. Date given as 23rd-24th
August 9 - Landing craft
mechanised (MkIII), LCM No.618, 640 (total 2, 52t each), lost in
Mediterranean
August 16 - BYMS Minesweeper
BYMS No.2022 (290t, 12/9/42), lost after damage by mine, Frejus Gulf, S
S France
August 16 - Motor launch ML
No.563 (75t, 3/3/43), sunk by mine off Frejus, S France
September - Landing craft
assault LCA No.577, 625 (total 2, 11-13.5t each), lost in
Mediterranean. Date reported
September 1 - Motor minesweeper
MMS No.117 (255t, 7/4/42), sunk by mine, Civita Vecchia, W Italy
October - Landing craft tank
(MkIII), LCT No.377 (625-640t), lost, probably mined, on passage
Marseilles to Maddalena, Sardinia
October 5 - Motor launch ML
No.1227 (44t, 24/11/42), sunk by surface craft off Piraeus, Greece
October 10 - Motor gun boat MGB
No.663 (90t, 8/3/43), sunk by mine off Maestra Point, NE Adriatic
October 12 - Motor minesweeper
MMS No.170 (255t, 7/9/42), sunk by mine off Gorgona Island, W Italy
October 14 - Motor fishing
vessel No.117 (50t, 30/12/43), sunk by explosion, probably mine off
Pasha Island, N Aegean
October 15 - Motor launch ML
No.870 (75t, 2/8/44), sunk by mine off Piraeus, Greece
October 15 - Water boat
PETRONELLA (R, 2,770t, 1927), mined off Pireaus, Greece
October 25 - BYMS Minesweeper
BYMS No.2077 (290t, 7/7/43), sunk by mine, Gulf of Corinth, Greece
November 11 - Landing craft
infantry (Large), LCI(L) No.102 (380-384t), damaged by gales and
abandoned, Vis, Adriatic.
November 24 - Motor torpedo boat
MTB No.371 (4/10/43), grounded on Levron Island, Adriatic, and
subsequently destroyed by own forces
November 24 - Motor torpedo boat
MTB No.287 (36t, 12/3/43), grounded on Levron Island, Adriatic, and
subsequently destroyed by own forces
November 29 - Motor minesweeper
MMS No.101 (255t, 6/2/43), sunk by mine off Salonika, Greece
November 30 - Whaler BEVER (R,
252t, 1930), sunk by mine off Pireaus, Greece
December 5 - Landing craft tank
(MkIII), LCT No.328 (625-640t), mined off W Greece.
December 14 - Escort destroyer
ALDENHAM (1,050t, 5/2/42), sunk by mine, NE Adriatic
1945
January 5 - Motor launch ML
No.1163 (46t, 31/12/42), sunk by torpedo, probably surface craft, Mulat
Island, NE Adriatic
January 12 - Minesweeper REGULUS
(1,010t, 20/5/44), sunk by mine, Corfu Channel, Greece
January 12 - Whaler TREERN (On
loan to SANF, R, 247t, 1929), sunk by mine off E Coast of Greece
February 4 - Motor minesweeper
MMS No.68 255t, 28/12/41), sunk by mine off Cephalonia, Greece
February 9 - Tug HESPERIA
(1,118t, 21/5/43), grounded off Libya
February 24 - Landing ship tank
(Class II), LST No.178 (2,750t), mined on passage to Corfu, grounded
and became total wreck
March - Landing craft mechanised
(MkIII), LCM No.1011 (52t), lost in Mediterranean. Date reported
March 21 - Motor torpedo boat
MTB No.655 (102t, 1/43), sunk by mine, Quarnero Gulf, NE Adriatic
March 23 - Motor torpedo boat
MTB No.705 (102t, 7/8/43), sunk by mine, Maknare Channel, NE Adriatic
April - Landing craft vehicle
(Personnel), LCV(P) No.1358 (10-11t), lost by stranding, E Mediterranean
April - Landing craft assault
LCA No.1346, 1396 (total 2, 11-13.5t), lost in Mediterranean; presumed
during 1945. Date reported
April 3 - Whaler SPERCHEIOS
(ex-NOBLE NORA, on loan to R Hellenic Navy, R 160t), capsized and sank
off Greece
April 9 - Landing craft
personnel (Ramped), LCP(R) No.738 (9-11t), lost during storm in
Mediterranean
April 10 - Motor torpedo boat
MTB No.710 (102t, 18/9/43), sunk by mine near Zara, NE Adriatic
April 17 - Motor torpedo boat
MTB No.697 (102t, 7/43), sunk by mine off Krk Island, NE Adriatic
April 28 - BYMS Minesweeper
No.2053 (290t, 11/6/43), sank by mine off Porto Corsini, NE Italy,
May - Landing craft personnel
(MkII), LCP No.1110, 1121 (total 2, 3.8t each), lost in Aegean
operations
May 5 - Motor launch ML No.558
(75t, 12/2/43), mined, N Adriatic, total loss
May 5 - Trawler CORIOLANUS
(545t, 6/2/41), sunk by mine, N Adriatic
May 29 - Landing craft tank
(MkIII), LCT No.357 (625-640t), lost in Suda Bay, Crete as result of
explosion
June - Human torpedo/Chariot
No.11/XI (1.2t, 1/9/42), lost at Malta. Date reported
June - Human torpedo/Chariot
No.14/XIV (1.2t, 5/10/42), lost at Malta. Date reported
June - Human torpedo/Chariot
No.17/XV11 (1.2t, 3/10/42), lost at Malta. Date reported
June - Human torpedo/Chariot
No.20/XX (1.2t, 16/10/42), lost at Malta. Date reported
June - Human torpedo/Chariot
No.21/XXI (1.2t, 19/10/42), lost at Malta. Date reported
June - Human torpedo/Chariot
No.24/XXIV (1.2t, 17/11/42), lost at Malta. Date reported
June - Human torpedo/Chariot
No.25/XXV (1.2r, 23/11/42), lost at Malta. Date reported
June - Landing craft personnel
(MkII), LCP No.1113 (3.8t each), damaged in gale at Maddalena, Sardinia
and written off. Date reported
June - Landing craft personnel
(Ramped), LCP(R) No.832 (9-11t), lost in tow in Mediterranean. Date
reported
June 25 - Motor minesweeper MMS
No.168 (255t, 5/7/42), sunk by mine in Genoa Harbour, Italy
July - Landing craft personnel
(Ramped), LCP(R) No.965 (9-11t), lost in tow in Mediterranean. Date
reported
July - Motor torpedo boat MTB
No.242 (40t, 23/10/42), sunk whilst being towed to Malta
July 17 - Tug ATHLETE (570t,
15/11/43), sunk by mine off Leghorn, Italy
August 26 - Motor torpedo boat
MTB No.261 (32t), sunk at Alexandria
Possibly
MEDITERRANEAN SEA
1941
May 30 - Small craft AGHIOS
PANTALEIMON (R, 105t), presumed lost, possibly Greek area
June - Tug IRENE VERNICOS (R,
250t), constructive total loss, possibly Greek area
September 26 - Schooner KANTARA
(R), cause and place unknown.
1942
July - Landing craft assault LCA
No.196 (11-13.5t), lost by enemy action.
1943
September 8 - Landing craft tank
(MkIV), LCT No.624 (611-640t), formally paid off
September 23 - Special service
vessel EVANGIELISTRIA (Chios 345, R), sunk by enemy action
November 11 - Special service
vessel BILLDORA (R), sunk by enemy action
November 11 - Special service
vessel SQUALLY (R), sunk by enemy action
November 11 - Special service
vessel WESTWICK (R, 18T, 1935), sunk by enemy action
1944
January 25 - Transport vessel
EVANGELISTRIA (SAMOS 82, R), constructive total loss
December 15 - Small
miscellaneous craft AYIOS IOANNIS (CHIOS 466), cause and place unknown
December 16 - Small
miscellaneous craft EUSTATHIOS GHIOKIS (R), constructive total loss
1945
April 13 - Harbour duty vessel
AYIOS IONNIS (CHIOS 116, R), cause and place unknown
INDIAN
OCEAN including Persian Gulf area, East Africa
1940
August 15 - Collier KING CITY
(R, 4,744t, 1928), sunk by German Raider, lndian Ocean
1941
September - Store carrier TUNA
(R, 662t, 1907), fire at Aden; constructive total loss (Colledge - loss
date 13/07/41)
December 13 - Auxiliary
anti-submarine vessel KAMPAR (R, 971t, 1915), damaged on the 12th, then
destroyed by aircraft at Penang
1942
April 3 - Armed merchant cruiser
HECTOR (R, 11,198t, 1924), bombed and set on fire during Japanese
carrier aircraft raid on Colombo.
April 5 - Cruiser CORNWALL (10,000t, 1928), sunk
by Japanese dive bombers, Indian Ocean
April 5 - Cruiser DORSETSHIRE (9,975t, 1930), sunk by Japanese dive bombers,
Indian Ocean
April 5 - Destroyer TENEDOS
(1,000t, 1919), sunk by aircraft during attack on Colombo
April 9 - Aircraft carrier HERMES (10,850t, 1924), sunk by Japanese aircraft off
Ceylon
April 9 - Corvette HOLLYHOCK (1,010t, 19/11/40), sunk by aircraft bombs, E
of Ceylon.
April 9 - Destroyer VAMPIRE (On
loan to RAN, 1,090t, 1917), sunk by aircraft bombs, E of Ceylon
May 5 - Corvette AURICULA (915t,
5/3/41), mined Courrier Bay, Madagascar.
May 5 - Landing craft mechanised
(MkI), LCM No.46 (30-37t), capsized and sank, E Indies.
May 5 - Whaler SAMBHUR (R, 223t,
1926), stranded off Colombo, Ceylon
June 8 - Trawler AGHIOS GEORGIS
IV (R, 164t), Mozambique Channel.
October 22 - Landing craft
mechanised (MkI), LCM No.89 (30-37t), believed lost in tow en route to
Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
November 3 - Tug BAIA (R), lost
in tow between Mogadishu and Mombasa
December 3 - Tanker/oiler BELITA
(R, 6,323t, 1933), sunk by U-boat off Socotra, Arabian Sea
1943
March 4 - Landing craft
personnel (Ramped), LCP(R) No.673, 680, 684, 685, 689, 692, 693, 727
(total 8, 9-11t each), lost in Marietta E, sunk by U-boat in convoy,
Indian Ocean
April 17 - Landing craft
personnel (Ramped), LCP(R) No.780, 782 (total 2, 9-11t each), lost in
Sembilan. Sunk by U-boat, Indian Ocean
May 26 - Trawler HONG LAM (R,
104t), foundered off Adam's Bridge, between India and Ceylon. Formally
paid off
June 8 - Special service vessel
DAH PU (R, 1,974t, 1922), torpedoed by U-boat, Muscat Harbour, E coast
of Arabia
August 2 - Tanker/oiler ALCIDES
(R, 7,634t, 1930), sunk by Japanese Raider, Indian Ocean. Date
approximate
August 29 - Landing craft
support (Medium) (MkI), LCS(M) No.16 (9-13.5t), lost in India
September 4 - Landing craft
personnel (Large), LCP(L) No.325 (8-11t), sunk at Bombay
September 12 - Landing craft
personnel (Ramped), LCP(R) No.879 (9-11t), wrecked at Bombay
September 12 - Landing craft
personnel (Large), LCP(L) No.316 (8-11t), sunk at Bombay
1944
January 29 - Collier OLGA E
EMBIRICOS (R, 4,677t, 1922), sunk by U-boat, Gulf of Aden
February 14 - Salvage vessel
SALVIKING (1,490t, 27/1/43), sunk by U-boat torpedo, Indian Ocean
March 27 - Whaler MAALOY (R,
249t), sunk by U-boat off Ceylon
April - Landing craft mechanised
(MkIII), LCM No.1313, 1314, 1373, 1378 (total 4, 52t each), lost on
passage from USA to India. Date reported (possibly Indian Ocean area)
April - Landing craft personnel
(Large), LCP(L) No.360, 367 (total 2, 8-11t each), lost during
exercises at Mandapam, India. Date reported
April 14 - Landing craft
personnel (Large), LCP(L) No.323 (8-11t), destroyed in explosion at
Bombay.
April 14 - Landing craft
personnel (Ramped), LCP(R) No.866 (9-11t), destroyed by fire at Bombay
April 14 - Landing ship infantry
(Large), LSI(L) EL HIND (R, 5,319t), destroyed by fire in Bombay Docks,
India
June - Landing craft personnel
(Ramped), LCP(R) No.867 (9-11t), wrecked at Mandapam, S India across
from Ceylon
June 15 - Landing craft assault
LCA No.59, 69 (total 2, 11-13.5t each), lost, Bombay area.
September 15 - Landing craft
personnel (Large), LCP(L) No.348 (8-11t), destroyed by fire in India.
October 13 - Motor launch ML
No.1057 (40t, 30/9/41), lost through detonation of demolition charges
off Kilindini, E Africa
November 15 - Landing craft
mechanised (MkIII), LCM No.1101 (52t each), wrecked near Aden, en route
to India
November 16 - Landing craft
assault LCA No.149 (11-13.5t), lost in India.
1945
March 6 - Landing craft tank
(MkIII), LCT No.492 (625-640t), capsized and sank, Red Sea
June 21 - Trawler HILDASAY
(545t, 30/9/41), grounded on reef near Kilindini, E Africa. Total loss
August 17 - Landing craft
assault LCA No.1329, 1591 (total 2, 11-13.5t), lost overboard from LST
off India
SOUTH
EAST ASIA
1941
December 10 - Battlecruiser REPULSE (33,250, 1916), sunk by Japanese
torpedo-aircraft, E coast of Malaya SE Asia
December 10 - Battleship PRINCE OF WALES (35,000t, 31/3/41), sunk by Japanese
torpedo-aircraft, E coast of Malaya SE Asia
December 10 - Minesweeper BANKA
(R, 623t, 1914), sunk by mine or aircraft, E Coast of Malaya.
December 13 - Examination vessel
TUNG WO (R, 1,337t, 1914) abandoned as a result of enemy action off
Penang, Malaya.
December 30 - Armed trader KUDAT
(R, 1,725t, 1914), sunk by A/C at Port Swettenham, Malaya.
1942
January 16 - Motor launch KELANA
(R, 88t), sunk by aircraft. Malaya.
January 21 - Collier ZANNIS L
CAMBANIS (R, 5,317t, 1920), mined off Singapore
January 22 - Armed trader LARUT
(R, 894t, 1927), sunk by aircraft off E coast of Sumatra
January 22 - Armed trader RAUB
(R, 1,161t, 1926), sunk by aircraft off E coast of Sumatra
January 27 - Destroyer THANET
(1,000t, 1919), sunk in action with Japanese surface craft off Malaya
February - Auxiliary
anti-submarine vessel TIEN KWANG (R, 787t, 1925), lost or destroyed to
falling into enemy hands, Singapore Area.
February - Boom defence vessel
DOWGATE (290t, 1935), lost or destroyed to prevent falling into
Japanese hands at Singapore
February - Boom defence vessel
LUDGATE (290t, 1935), lost or destroyed to prevent falling into
Japanese hands at Singapore
February - Examination vessel
SOLEN (R), presumed lost at Singapore
February - Landing craft
personnel (Large), LCP(L) No.180-185 (total 6, 8-11t each), lost at
Singapore
February - Motor launch ML
PENGHAMBAT Lost or destroyed to prevent falling into enemy hands at
Singapore
February - Motor launch ML
PENINGAT (R), lost or destroyed to prevent falling into enemy hands at
Singapore
February - Patrol vessel GIANG
BEE (R, 1,646t, 1908), lost or destroyed to prevent falling into enemy
hands Singapore area.
February - Small craft SHUN AN
(R), lost or destroyed to prevent falling into Japanese hands, Singapore
February - Tug WO KWANG (R,
350t, 1927) assumed lost at Singapore
February 11 - Armed trader LIPIS
(R, 845t, 1927), believed lost by enemy action off Singapore
February 13 - Auxiliary
anti-submarine vessel SHU KWANG (R, 788t, 1924), sunk by aircraft,
Dutch East Indies
February 13 - Auxiliary
anti-submarine vessel SIANG WO (R, 2,595t, 1926), bombed and beached
Dutch East Indies.
February 13 - Boom accomodation
ship SUI WO (R, 2,672t, 1896), lost or destroyed to prevent falling
into Japanese hands at Singapore
February 13 - Minesweeper HUA
TONG (R, 280t, 1927), sunk by aircraft in Palembang River, Sumatra.
February 13 - River gun boat
SCORPION (700t, 1938), sunk by gunfire from Japanese surface craft,
Banka Straits, after aircraft attack on the 9th
February 14 - Armed trader VYNER
BROOKE (R, 1,670t, 1928), sunk by aircraft off Banka Straits, Sumatra
February 14 Auxiliary
anti-submarine vessel KUALA (R, 954t, 1911), sunk by aircraft, Dutch
East Indies.
February 14 - Minelayer KUNG WO
(R, 4,636t, 1921), sunk by aircraft bombs near Lingga Archipelago,
Singapore area.
February 14 - Minesweeper
CHANGTEH (R, 244t), sunk by aircraft bombs, Singapore area
February 14 - Motor launch ML
No.311 (73t, 29/11/41), sunk by Japanese gunfire. Banka Straits,
Sumatra.
February 14 - River gun boat
DRAGONFLY (625t, 1939), sailing from Singapore and sunk
by aircraft bombs
February 14 - River gun boat
GRASSHOPPER (625t, 1939), sailing from Singapore and sunk
by aircraft bombs
February 14 - Tug PENGAWAL, sunk
by aircraft, Durian Straits, Singapore
February 14 - Tug ST BREOCK
(810t), sunk by aircraft bombs off Sumatra
February 14 - Tug ST JUST (810t,
1919), sunk by aircraft, Durian Straits, Singapore
February 14 - Whaler TRANG (R,
205t, 1912), fired and abandoned, Cooper Channel, Singapore
February 15 - Minesweeper KLIAS
(R, 207t, 1927), scuttled at Palembang, Sumatra
February 15 - Tug YIN PING (R,
1914), sunk by gunfire
February 15 - Motor launch ML
No.310 (73t, 29/11/41), lost in action with surface craft, Tjebia
Island.
February 16 - Motor launch ML
No.1062 (40t, 9/42), sunk by gunfire, Banka Straits, Sumatra.
February 17 - Minesweeper JARAK
(R, 208t), sunk by A/C bombs, Singapore area
February 18 - Minesweeper
MALACCA (R, 210t, 1927), scuttled in Tjemako river, Sumatra
February 27 - Destroyer ELECTRA
(1,375t, 1934), sunk by surface craft, gunfire, Java Sea
February 27 - Destroyer JUPITER
(1,760t, 25/6/39), sunk by torpedo, Java Sea
February 28 - Auxiliary
anti-submarine vessel MATA HARI (R, 1,020t, 1915), sunk by aircraft in
Sunda Strait, Java Sea.
February-March - Minesweeper FUH
WO (R, 953t, 1922), lost by enemy action or destroyed at Singapore
February-March - Minesweeper LI
WO (R, 707t,1938), lost by enemy action or destroyed at Singapore
February-March - Minesweeper SIN
AIK LEE (R, 198t, 1928), lost by enemy action or destroyed at Singapore
February-March - Minesweeper
TAPAH (R, 208t, 1926), lost by enemy action or destroyed at Singapore
March - Whaler JERAM (R, 210t,
1927), presumed lost, Singapore area
March 1 - Cruiser EXETER (8,390t, 1931), sunk in
action with Japanese surface craft, Java Seas
March 1 - Destroyer ENCOUNTER
(1,375t, 1934), sunk in action, surface craft, Java Sea
March 1 - Motor launch ML
No.1063 (40t, 1/42), sunk in action, Tanjong Priok, Java.
March 1 - Tanker/oiler WAR
SIRDAR (5,518t, 1920), lost on reef, NW Batavia
March 1 - Whaler RAHMAN (R,
209t, 1926), lost or destroyed, Batavia
March 2 - Destroyer STRONGHOLD
(905t, 1919), sunk in action, surface craft, South of Java
March 2 - Whaler GEMAS (R, 207t,
1925), scuttled, Tjilatjap, Java
March 3 - Minesweeper SCOTT
HARLEY (R, 620t, 1913), sunk, probably by surface craft, Indian Ocean
March 3 - Tanker/oiler FRANCOL
(2,623t, 1917), sunk by gunfire of Japanese surface craft, S of Java
March 3 - Base ship ANKING (R,
3,472t, 1925), sunk by gunfire from Japanese surface craft, S of Java,
Indian Ocean
March 4 - Motor minesweeper MMS
No.51 (226t, 29/11/41), scuttled S of Java to prevent capture by
Japanese.
March 8 - Whaler JERANTUT (R,
217t, 1927), scuttled, Palembang, Sumatra
December 25 - Landing craft
personnel (Large), LCP(L) No.36 (8-11t), lost by fire at Chittagong,
India. Date given as 24th-25th
1943
January - Landing craft
personnel (Large), LCP(L) No.203-206 (total 4, 8-11t each), lost at
Sourabaya, Java (in January 1943?)
January 3 - Landing craft
personnel (Large), LCP(L) No.17 (8-11t), lost by fire at Chittagong,
India
March - Landing craft support
(Medium) (MkI), LCS(M) No.23 (9-13.5t), lost on patrol, Mayu River,
Burma
April 25 - Landing craft support
(Medium) (MkI), LCS(M) No.17 (9-13.5t), sunk by enemy action, Mayu
River, Burma
1944
March - Landing craft mechanised
(MkI), LCM No.76, lost in E Indies. Date reported
March 22 - Submarine STONEHENGE
(715t, 15/6/43), lost on patrol, probably off Nicobar Islands, Indian
Ocean, Date approximate
May - Landing craft mechanised
(MkI), LCM No.131, 182, 183, 207, 209 (total 5, 30-37t each), lost in E
Indies. Date reported
June - Landing craft assault LCA
No.33, 56, 146 (total 3, 11-13.5t each), lost in E Indies. Date
reported
June - Landing craft mechanised
(MkI), LCM No.91 (30-37t), lost in E Indies. Date reported
July - Landing craft assault LCA
No.54 (11-13.5t), lost in E Indies. Date reported
October 28 - Human
torpedo/Chariot No.79/LXXIX (1.94t, 17/4/44), lost in operation, Puket
Harbour, Thailand
October 28 - Human
torpedo/Chariot No.80/LXXX (1.94t, 15/5/44), lost in operation, Puket
Harbour, Thailand
November - Landing craft tank
(MkV), LCT No.2461 291-311t), capsized and sunk by gunfire, Bay of
Bengal.
November 22 - Submarine
STRATAGEM (715t, 9/10/43), sunk by surface vessel depth-charges off
Malacca, East Indies
1945
January 19 - Submarine PORPOISE
(1,500t, 1933), sunk, probably by aircraft, Malacca Strait, E Indies.
Date approximate
January 24 - Motor launch ML
No.891 (75t, 28/3/44), sunk by mine, Kyauk Pyu, N of Ramree Island,
Burma
March 5 - Landing craft
personnel (Ramped), LCP(R) No.979 (9-11t), lost when in use as ship's
boat in Eastern Theatre.
April - Landing craft mechanised
(MkIII), LCM No.1319,1327 (total 2, 52t each), lost on Arakan Coast,
Burma
May 2 - Landing craft tank
(MkIV), LCT No.1238 (611-640t), mined in Rangoon River, Burma
May 9 - Motor launch ML No.905
(75t, 10/5/44), foundered in tidal wave, Sittang River estuary, Burma
May 9 - Motor launch ML No.591
(75t, 18/4/44), foundered in tidal wave, Sittang River estuary, Burma
May 29 - Landing craft personnel
(Large), LCP(L) No.344, 378 (total 2, 8-11t each), sunk at Akyab,
Burma.
June - Landing craft mechanised
(MkI), LCM No.354, 493 (total 2, 30-37t), lost in operations on Arakan
Coast, Burma. Date reported
June - Landing craft support
(Medium) (MkII), LCS(M) No.30 (12.5t), lost in operations on Arakan
Coast, Burma. Date reported
June - Landing craft support
(Medium) (MkIII), LCS(M) No.148 (13.5t), lost in operations on Arakan
Coast, Burma. Date reported
July 24 - Minesweeper SQUIRREL (940t, 16/8/44), damaged by mine off Puket,
Siam (Thailand), sunk by own forces
July 26 - Minesweeper VESTAL
(940t, 10/9/43), sunk by aircraft off Puket, Siam (Thailand)
Possibly
SOUTH EAST ASIA
1944
Landing craft mechanised
(MkIII), LCM No.525, 559, 591, 650, 907 (total 5, 52t each), lost
overseas, presumed during 1944.
Landing craft personnel
(Ramped), LCP(R) No.640, 735, 978, 982, 987, 989, 991, 993, 1023 (total
9, 9-11t), lost overseas, presumed during 1944.
Landing craft personnel (Large),
LCP(L) No.540, 760 (total 2, 8-11t each), lost overseas, presumed
during 1944.
May - Landing craft mechanised
(MkI), LCM No.212, 215, 218, 219, 243, 272, 277, 285, 288, 324 (total
10, 30-37t each), lost overseas. Date reported
May - Landing craft mechanised
(MkIII), LCM No.527, 534, 540, 588, 1029, 1045, 1071, 1083, 1123, 1171,
1205 (total 11, 52t each), lost overseas. Date reported
May - Landing craft personnel
(Large), LCP(L) No.8, 263, 287, 577 (total 4, 8-11t each), lost
overseas. Date reported
May - Landing craft personnel
(Ramped), LCP(R) No.614, 634, 663, 824, 844, 912. 913, 995 (total 8,
9-11t each), lost overseas. Date reported
June - Landing craft mechanised
(MkI), LCM No.295 (30-37t), lost overseas.
EAST ASIA
1941
December 8 - River gun boat
PETEREL (310t, 1927), sunk by Japanese Forces at
Shanghai.
December 9 - Special service
vessel KANTUNG (R), sunk as blockship in Anking Harbour
December 9 - Special service
vessel MACAO (R), sunk as blockship in Anking Harbour
December 12 - River gun boat
MOTH (625t, 1916), scuttled at Hong Kong.
December 15 - Tug INDIRA (R,
637t, 1918), sunk during air attack on Hong Kong.
December 16 - Motor torpedo boat
MTB No.8 (18t, 1937), destroyed by fire during raid on Hong Kong.
December 19 - Boom defence
vessel ALDGATE (290t, 1934), scuttled at Hong Kong
December 19 - Boom defence
vessel BARLIGHT (730t, 1938), scuttled at Hong Kong
December 19 - Boom defence
vessel WATERGATE (290t, 1934), scuttled at Hong Kong
December 19 - Minelayer REDSTART
(498t, 1938), scuttled at Hong Kong.
December 19 - River gun boat
TERN (262t, 1917), scuttled at Hong Kong.
December 20 - Motor torpedo boat
MTB No.12 (18t, 1938), sunk in action with Japanese landing craft, Hong
Kong
December 20 - Motor torpedo boat
MTB No.26 (14t, 1938), sunk in action with Japanese landing craft, Hong
Kong
December 21 - River gun boat CICALA (625t, 1916), sunk by aircraft bombs, Hong
Kong.
December 25 - River gun boat
ROBIN (226t, 1934), scuttled at Hong Kong.
December 26 - Motor torpedo boat
MTB No.7 (18t, 1938), scuttled at Hong Kong.
December 26 - Motor torpedo boat
MTB No.9 (18t, 1937), scuttled at Hong Kong
December 26 - Motor torpedo boat
MTB No.10 (18t, 1938), scuttled at Hong Kong
December 26 - Motor torpedo boat
MTB No.11 (18t, 1938), scuttled at Hong Kong
December 26 - Motor torpedo boat
MTB No.27 (14t, 1938), scuttled at Hong Kong
1942
Small craft MATCHLOCK (70t),
sunk by mine at Canton, China, date unknown
PACIFIC
OCEAN
1944
December - Landing craft assault
LCA No.1188 (11-13.5t), lost in Solomon Islands, SW Pacific
1945
February 26 - Landing craft
assault LCA No.1161 (11-13.5t), lost through heavy weather at Leyte,
Philippines
March 27 - Landing craft assault
LCA No.1472 (11-13.5t), lost at Leyte, Philippines
March 30 - Landing craft assault
LCA No.1433 (11-13.5t), smashed by heavy seas, Admiralty Islands, SW
Pacific
